America's Wind Testing Facilities

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The first of 4 towers is lifted as work continues on the 2 MW Gamesa wind turbine being installed at NREL's National Wind Technology Center (NWTC). | Photo by Dennis Schroeder.

Date taken: 2011-09-15 13:53

2/7National Wind Technology Center - Colorado

Workers use a giant crane for lifting the blade assembly as work continues on the 2 MW Gamesa wind turbine being installed at NREL's National Wind Technology Center (NWTC). | Photo by Dennis Schroeder.

Date taken: 2011-09-22 12:06

3/7Wind Technology Testing Center - Boston

Workers put the finishing touches on the three face plates at the Wind Turbine Testing Center. Each face plate is 12 inches thick and 20 feet in diameter and weigh 74 tons. | Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

Date taken: 2012-07-17 14:29

4/7Wind Technology Testing Center - Boston

A view of the inside of the Wind Technology Testing Center in Boston. The facility can house blades up to 90 meters, or almost 300 feet in length. In comparison, a football field is 360 feet long. | Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

Engineers with Choate Construction preparing to pour 750 cubic yards of concrete into a channel 25 feet wide by 86 feet long by 10 feet deep, all resting on 75 steel piles, to form the 7.5 megawatt test rig foundation for the Clemson University Drivetrain Test Facility. | Photo courtesy of Clemson University.

Date taken: 2012-02-08 15:55

7/7Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWIFT) Facility

Project lead Jon White will oversee the installation of turbines at SWIFT in Lubbock, Texas. | Photo by Mark Rumsey.